Monday, March 2, 2009

The Vault of Horror Presents the First-Ever Cyber Horror Awards!

After weeks of debate and downloading, the balloting for the 2008 Cyber Horror Awards, the very first horror film accolades bestowed by online horror bloggers/writers, is complete. I'd like to thank the wide spectrum of talented and discerning participants who took part in voting on the nominees.

The results are in, and as many foresaw, the story of these awards' first year is the story of an unlikely foreign film that took the online genre community by storm in 2008. Let the Right One In captured seven of 12 CHAs, including every category in which it was nominated.

For a more detailed look at the winners, head over to the official page of the CHAs, but if you want to cut right to the chase here at the good ol' Vault, here you go:

Ray Harryhausen Award for Best Visual EffectsThe Ruins

Albert S. D'Agostino Award for Best Production DesignDavid Hackl, Repo! The Genetic Opera

Tom Savini Award for Best MakeupGreg Nicotero, Diary of the Dead and Mirrors

Bernard Herrmann Award for Best ScoreJohan Soderqvist, Let the Right One In

Karl Freund Award for Best CinematographyHoyte Van Hoytema, Let the Right One In

Curt Siodmak Award for Best ScreenplayJohn Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

Let The Right One In is showing in Madrid this weekend at a special "fantastic film" session. Actually there's quite a lot of good stuff on so I might end up camped out there for a while! http://www.scifi.es/muestra/peliculas.php

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I've been fascinated with horror ever since my parents let me watch The Exorcist at 8 years old (what were they thinking??) and I ran up to my bed screaming when Linda Blair's eyes rolled into the back of her head.Although it often gets a bad rap from "mainstream" critics and audiences alike, horror has often been the most creative and vibrant movie genre of all, from Nosferatu to Saw. Some of the finest motion pictures ever made are part of the horror genre, including Frankenstein, Psycho, The Shining and my personal all-time favorite, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.This blog is the culmination of my 25-year love affair with all things blood and guts--so check back here often for news and opinion on the world of horror. And remember...